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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4833-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4833-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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12 Dec 2017
Research article |
| 12 Dec 2017
| 12 Dec 2017
A new non-resonant laser-induced fluorescence instrument for the airborne in situ measurement of formaldehyde
Jason M. St. Clair
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland
Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21228, USA
Andrew K. Swanson
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Goddard Earth Sciences Technology and Research, Universities Space
Research Association, Columbia, MD 21046, USA
Steven A. Bailey
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Glenn M. Wolfe
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland
Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21228, USA
Josette E. Marrero
Atmospheric Science Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field,
CA 94035, USA
Laura T. Iraci
Atmospheric Science Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field,
CA 94035, USA
John G. Hagopian
Lambda Consulting–Advanced Nanophotonics, Harwood, MD 20776, USA
Optics Branch, Instrument Systems and Technology Division, NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Thomas F. Hanisco
Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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Short summary
Formaldehyde is an abundant, photochemically influential trace species in the Earth’s atmosphere. We present a new instrument for measuring atmospheric formaldehyde using a laser-based measurement technique that is more compact and lower cost than previous laser-based formaldehyde instruments. The instrument is part of the Alpha Jet Atmospheric eXperiment (AJAX) payload at the NASA Ames Research Center and has collected data on 27 flights between December 2015 and March 2017.
Formaldehyde is an abundant, photochemically influential trace species in the Earth’s...
